File:SXSG Screenshot.jpeg

Summary

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free video game screenshot or promotional image true for Shadow Generations
Description	This is a screenshot from Shadow Generations. The screenshot copyright is believed to belong to the distributor of the video game, Sonic Stadium, or the publisher, SEGA or the developers, Sonic Team.
Source	https://www.sonicstadium.org/news/games/first-screenshots-of-sonic-x-shadow-generations-hit-the-web-r1881/
Article	Shadow Generations
Portion used	The entire screenshot: because the image is taken from the game, the entire image is needed to identify the product, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image.
Low resolution?	The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original screenshot. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork.
Purpose of use	Other. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves as screenshot. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. To help identify how the game looks. Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original artwork, namely the creator providing graphic design services to relevant concerns and video game marketing to the public.
Replaceable?	As a screenshot, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the item in question would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. N.A.
Other information	Use of the screenshot in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Shadow Generations//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SXSG_Screenshot.jpegtrue

Licensing

This image is a screenshot from a video game, and its copyright is most likely held by the game's publisher or developer. It is believed that the use of low-resolution screenshots

to visually identify the game in question
on the English Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

constitutes fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image may be copyright infringement. For more information, see Wikipedia:Non-free content. Fair use

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